Senator CONROY (Victoria—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (14:01): I congratulate Senator Sinodinos on being allowed to ask a question and let out in public. It is great to see you on your feet. The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Conroy, just come to the question. Senator CONROY: It is great to see you on your feet. The PRESIDENT: Come to the question. Senator CONROY: It may come as no surprise to those in the chamber that my best advice to you, Senator Sinodinos, is: do not believe everything you read in the Daily Telegraph. Really, I can only say to you: you should not use them as your entire source of information—except perhaps when it comes to their reporting of the ICAC evidence of the investigation of your involvement with Eddie Obeid. Senator Ian Macdonald: Or about your involvement with Eddie Obeid! Senator CONROY: No, mine is on the record. Yes, he knew me so well he forgot my name! The PRESIDENT: Senator Conroy, ignore the interjection. Senator CONROY: I am guilty as charged! The PRESIDENT: Senator Conroy, ignore the interjection and come to the question. Interjections are disorderly; I remind honourable senators of that. Senator CONROY: Thank you. So it really, really is sad when, for those opposite, the entire source of their question time advice is to read the Daily Telegraph and then come in here and ask a question based on it. Honourable senators interjecting— Senator CONROY: That is right, Senator; that is right. But the source of the Daily Telegraph should be an immediate red flag when it comes to drafting a question about cabinet processes. Seriously, Mr President, those opposite should spend their time explaining why they do not want to protect diversity, which is exactly what the cabinet considered and exactly what the cabinet supported—protecting diversity in this country. Those opposite want to see a further contraction in the owners— Senator Brandis: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. The minister has only three seconds to go. He has almost entirely exhausted his time. He has not addressed the question at all. The question was limited to the question of the proper cabinet process. And no, Senator Conroy—through you, Mr President—it is not enough to use a word quoted in the question in the course of an irrelevant spray to make yourself relevant. I ask you to direct him, albeit with only a few seconds left, to the question. The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order. The minister has been addressing the question. The minister has three seconds remaining. Senator CONROY: Oh, dear! Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Conroy— Senator CONROY: The arrogance, Senator Brandis! The arrogance! Stand up and say it— The PRESIDENT: Senator Conroy! Senator CONROY: So, as I was saying, the cabinet considered this matter— (Time expired)